How to make a Snow Survival Shelter

Survivalist and Scout Adrian Tennant demonstrating in a short video how to build a type of Snow Shelter in a survival situation.

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[sneakyninja273]

what u could also do is prop up some of those branches against the door, so all the heat doesnt get out, other than that great vid

[irishventurer]

@sneakyninja273

Cheers bud, appreciate that! ;-)

[TheGeraint123]

i tryed doing this in mud, it is harder than i thought! im using the same shovel as you, any suggestions?

[irishventurer]

@TheGeraint123

Mud would be a tad heavy and takes a long while to set. Try looking up an igloo design online where they go up in a spiral, but leave loads of time for each few feet to harden. ;)

[ShakedXsin]

If I could ask, why did you put the branches inside the shelter?

[irishventurer]

@ShakedXsin The branches are to insulate me from the ice/snow shelf that i was sleeping on. It would not be very comfortable sleeping on the cold ice! I also had a sleeping pad over the branches for some more comfort. Thanks for the question!!! ;)

[Mattoo0oo0oo]

Dude this is what I do! I didn't look at this vid but i found it, and it is EXACTLY what I do...I'm 12 :) Thanks haha

[samson98]

Outstanding job. Thank you very much for sharing this very well done video with us. It is a great example of the old saying:" Knowledge is Power."

I live in Maine, US and we usually get an impressive amount of snow. I am looking forward to building a few of these and sleeping in them this winter. Maybe I'll post a reply for you.

All the best! Milad

[GustavDaPilot]

Swedish Military!

[jackknife0001]

hey, this would make a goood snow fort!!! lol

[leon227]

Respond to this video... so, were were you are holes? they were at least somewere above you, right? ive heard that you need one above you so your breathe can escape, instead of killing you...

[leon227]

@TheGeraint123 don't use mud. XD

[Dermeii]

Im just messin with ya good Job!

[Dermeii]

I built a better one in my backyard.

[sogi5326]

@rossdburke You got it having a hole is important, ask your mom. . .

[K4bishk4]

love the way you say you'll wait to be be rescued when theres a house at the bottom of the hill ;) Nah awsome vid :P

[misslauradevlin]

Looks brilliant! would love to try this with our scouts :)

[HomeRenoJack]

Good sensible video. I really liked the sticks trick! I'll be using that one. One thing you probably know: the smoother the inner curve of the roof, the less chance of water dripping from points and down onto your sleeping area. Oh, but I see someone else commented on that. Do you find the air vents *below* the bed area are sufficient? I've always put at least one overhead.